Fire Island

The river called and cried Across the twisted steel Blues on fire island Had a magic to heal Souls full of anger Sadness and despair A harbour in my heart Where love was there Well the Hotel was raised to the ground But the spirits still visit there They rebuilt it stone by stone I sometimes stand and stare I see a red light like a flame And a beast that can't be tamed Anchored to a place Where love was there Hell was never hotter When Butter had his day Like the loaves and fishes A miracle at play A thin crowd became a multitude Pounding on the door A sound to wake the dead Tearing through the floor Everything's washed away By the tides of time But every now and then It all comes back again I'm captive in a place Both a palace and a dive I've a picture in my mind Where love was there